KUALA LUMPUR, FEB 24 — Politics in Malaysia returned to chaos on Monday as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad submitted his resignation to the country’s king.The prime minister’s office confirmed the decision in a short statement, saying the resignation letter was sent at 1 p.m. local time (0500 UTC).Minutes before the resignation, Mahathir’s Bersatu party confirmed it had pulled out a four-party alliance that unexpectedly ousted the government of former leader Najib Razak in 2018.
Azerbaijan’s ties with Italy reach new level
BAKU, FEB 23 — With the state visit by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Italy, the relations between the two countries have reached a new historical stage, Azerbaijani MP Hikmet Babaoglu told.Italy is one of the leading countries of the EU, and Azerbaijan has established special relations with this country, the MP noted.The perfection of the political component contributes to the comprehensive development of relations between Azerbaijan and Italy, said Babaoglu.The MP noted that in general, among the EU member states, Italy is one of the most important economic partners of Azerbaijan.
PM Inspection Commission prepares recommendations against gas theft
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission has prepared recommendations to prevent gas theft across the country.The Commission has recommended to resume World Bank’s 2016 project and necessary amendments in OGRA ordinance for public benefit.The commission has also recommended changes in UFG rate, metering, billing and reporting to improve the system. The commission proposed that heavy fines should be imposed on companies for wasting gas from gas-wells.=DNA
PSL 2020: Quetta Gladiators cruise to 5-wicket victory over Karachi Kings
KARACHI – In a nail-biting game, Quetta Gladiators won the match against Karachi Kings by 5 wickets during the sixth fixture of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament at Karachi s National Stadium on Sunday.Gladiators s Captain Sarfraz Ahmed put up quite a fight till the very end by scoring 37 runs from 25 balls, while Azam Khan managed to scrape 46 runs from 30 balls before being bowled out.Playing first, Karachi Kings had set a target of 157 runs at the loss of nine wickets against Quetta Gladiators after they won the toss and elected to bat first.
CDA issues tenders for development of Sector I-14
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – In continuation of efforts to complete development of stalled projects and completion of residual work in the sector pending since years, Capital Development Authority (CDA) has to initiate improvement work on drainage system of Sector I-14.Earlier, funds amounting to Rs. 9.37 million were allocated for improvement of drainage system entire sector and now tenders in this regard have been issued.Under this initiative, existing drainage system laid out in all sub-sectors of Sector I-14 would be repaired and improved while in the areas where drainage system does not exist will be covered under this project.
Pakistan adopts resolution on reaffirming respect to territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – According to Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on February 21, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly of Pakistan adopted a resolution on reaffirming the respect to territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan.In the resolution the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa values the strategic partnership between Pakistan and Azerbaijan based on principles of respect, trust and mutual understanding and underlines the shared cultural values, common perceptions on global and regional issues and close cooperation in international arena between the two countries.
Bulgaria, Pak diplomatic ties improving with each passing day: ambassador
SIALKOT, FEB 22 (DNA) – Ambassador of Bulgaria to Pakistan Aleksandar Parashkevov has said the Bulgaria and Pakistan established diplomatic relations on 15th June 1965 while these relations are improving with each passing day.He expressed these views during his visit to Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Saturday.The ambassador said Bulgaria and Pakistan have always enjoyed friendly ties built upon mutual respect and convergence of views and global and regional developments.He further said that Bulgaria is very important country and gateway to Europe. He said Bulgaria want to attach extreme importance to Eastern European countries and look forward to further building upon the friendly Relations existing between the two countries.
Turkish Pegasus Airlines to commence operations in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 22 (DNA) – Turkish private airline company Pegasus on Saturday announced plans to launch flights to Pakistan.According to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the Pegasus airline will launch flights to Pakistan from March 28.The air transport department of CAA has issued an official travel notification to Turkish airline Pegasus for flight operation.The Turkish carrier will fly between Karachi and Istanbul four times a week, said CAA in a statement. The move comes following the Turkish President Erdogan’s successful visit to Pakistan.
A 10 day Culinary Art Turkish Food Festival begins at Serena Hotel
ISLAMABAD, FEB 22 (DNA) – The Islamabad Serena Hotel, in collaboration with the Embassy of the republic of Turkey will Inaugurate a 10 day long Culinary Art Turkish Food Festival at the grand Zamana Restaurant starting from 21st of February to the 1st of March in Islamabad.This time the Food festival will also be held in our sister property Faisalabad Serena Hotel from the 2nd of March to the 3rd of March 2020.The visitors will be transported to the magical metropolis of Istanbul as accomplished Turkish Chefs from the enchanting Ciragan Palace in Istanbul will prepare the best of the Turkish Cuisine.
Baku’s foreign policy aims to strengthen Azerbaijan’s position in Europe: Georgy Bovt
BAKU, FEB 21 — Azerbaijan pursued quite balanced foreign policy, in particular in Europe, Russian political analyst Georgy Bovt told.Bovt was commenting on the state visit by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to Italy.Baku’s foreign policy is aimed at strengthening Azerbaijan’s position in Europe, the political analyst noted.“This can bring certain dividends to Azerbaijan not only in the energy market, but also as part of cooperation with the EU in a number of areas,” Bovt said.In addition, the EU confidence in Azerbaijan has increased significantly in recent years, the analyst added.
